
Christopher Jeffery
Editor-in-chief, Central Banking Publications
Christopher Jeffery is Editor-in-chief of Central Banking Publications, which includes the Central Banking Journal, CentralBanking.com and Central Banking On Air. He has a global role and is responsible for all of Central Banking's editorial content and teams. He has more than 20 years of journalistic experience covering asset management, banking, central banking, derivatives, economics, finance, fintech, public policy and risk management. Now based in London, Chris has previously lived in both the Americas and Asia. Recent interviews include those with Ahmed Alkholifey, Agustín Carstens, Mark Carney, Stanley Fisher, Stefan Ingves, Stephen Poloz, Raghuram Rajan, Robert Schiller, Christopher Sims, Ignazio Visco and Zhou Xiaochuan. Chris is Co-founder of the Central Banking Benchmarking Service and Founder of the Central Banking Awards. Chris was previously Editor of Asia Risk and Deputy Editor of Risk.net.
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Articles by Christopher Jeffery
Mário Centeno on monetary-fiscal interaction in the eurozone
Bank of Portugal governor says ECB is not being overrun by former finance ministers, must improve the definition of its inflation target, and has no need for YCC
Ulrich Bindseil on the launch of the digital euro
ECB’s payments head speaks about the functionality, tiering and technology of the eurozone’s planned CBDC
Hernández de Cos on ECB policy, crises responses and Basel reform
Spanish governor says ECB ready to boost stimulus and Basel reforms not diminished by Covid-19 exceptions
The dawn of average inflation targeting
Failure to explain how the Fed calculates its ‘average’ for AIT creates risks
Otmar Issing on the art of central bank communications
EMU architect critiques “whatever it takes”, forward guidance, Fed’s AIT and ECB’s strategy review
Olli Rehn on AIT, market neutrality and EU fiscal policies
Finnish governor speaks about the ECB’s strategy review, climate change and lessons from the eurozone crisis
Georgia’s Gvenetadze on implementing an aggressive reform agenda
The National Bank of Georgia governor speaks about efforts to improve monetary policy, financial infrastructure, financial literacy, transparency and ESG
Central Banking’s strategic changes for a new era
New institute, benchmarks, virtual training and online event weeks launched
Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’
The DNB president talks about unconventional policy, inflation target ‘bands’ and ‘circuit-breaking’
James Bullard on the Fed’s policy review, FSOC and forecasting jobs data
St Louis Fed chief supports average inflation targeting and worries about Treasuries market and non-bank regulatory weakness
Fears rise over breakdown in Basel and IFRS standards
Bretton Woods institutions worried about growing divergence in capital and accounting rules
Campos Neto on reforming Brazil’s economy amid Covid-19 distress
Brazil’s governor details emergency asset purchase plans and backs extending SDR funding
Libra’s Disparte on big tech’s move into digital currency
Facebook-backed consortium still has more than 3 billion customers in its sights
El-Erian on Covid-19 policy risks, ‘zombie’ markets and central bank capture
Former Pimco chief says Fed has gone too far, market function rules needed and chance opens for shared policy load
BoE launches package of Covid-19 response measures
UK central bank unveils measures to support lending
Ghana’s Addison on banking reform, innovation and the future of the eco
Bank of Ghana governor says Ghana is unlikely to join eco anytime soon
Paul Volcker, 1927–2019
Fed chair made his name battling inflation, and left his mark on independence and post-crisis financial regulations
Canada’s fiscal stimulus worth 100bp of rate cuts – Poloz
Infrastructure investment has also helped to reduce financial vulnerabilities
Canada’s Poloz on monetary policy limits, transparency and cyber recovery
Speaks about stagflation risks from trade wars, the value of market signals and Canada’s CBDC plans
King calls for radical shake-up to escape ‘low-growth trap’
Central bank models fail to appreciate demand-side secular stagnation